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Dark Pastry Mac OS

May 11 2021

Dark Pastry Mac OS

Every major version of Mac OS X macOS has come with a new default wallpaper. As you can see, I have collected them all here.

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Explore the world of Mac. Check out MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, Mac mini, and more. Visit the Apple site to learn, buy, and get support. Enable Dark Mode in macOS First, open System Preferences, then click “General.” Next, check the box labelled “Use dark menu bar and Dock.” No, seriously: that’s it.

While great in their day, the early wallpapers are now quite small in the world of 5K and 6K displays.

If you want to see detailed screenshots of every release of OS X, click here.

If you are looking for Mac OS 9 wallpapers, this page is for you.

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10.0 Cheetah & 10.1 Puma

The first two releases of Mac OS X shared the same wallpaper. The sweeping blue arcs and curves helped set the tone of the new Aqua interface.

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10.2 Jaguar

Jaguar took the same Aqua-inspired theme but added some depth and motion to things. In my head, the trails streaking across the screen were from a set of comets.

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10.3 Panther

While Panther inflicted Macs everywhere with Brushed Metal, its wallpaper stayed on brand, refreshing the original 10.0 image.

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10.4 Tiger

Many consider Tiger to be the best “classic” version of Mac OS X. While that may or may not be true, it is my favorite Aqua-inspired wallpaper.

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10.5 Leopard

Complete with a revised, unified user interface and shiny new Dock, 10.5 broke the Aqua mold. As such, Leopard was the first version of OS X to break from the Aqua-themed wallpaper. It ushered in the “space era” of OS X wallpapers, which was used heavily in the new Time Machine interface as well.

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10.6 Snow Leopard

The “no new features” mantra for Snow Leopard didn’t ban a new wallpaper, thankfully. This starscape is still one of my favorites.

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10.6 Snow Leopard Server

The server version of Snow Leopard came with its own unique wallpaper that is a real treat:

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10.7 Lion

Lion kept up the space theme, this time showing off the Andromeda galaxy. The space nerd in me likes the idea, but the execution of this one leaves dead-last on my list of favorites.

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10.8 Mountain Lion

Just like Snow Leopard before it, with Mountain Lion, Apple opted to clean up and revise the existing theme as opposed to changing directions for what would be a less-impactful release of OS X.

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10.9 Mavericks

Mavericks marked the beginning of Apple’s “California location” naming scheme for Mac releases. The wave depicted looks as intimidating as the ones in the famous surfing location.

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10.10 Yosemite

Yosemite brought another UI refresh to the Mac, making things flatter and more modern. The wallpaper ushered in a new era based on … well … mountains.

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10.11 El Capitan

Named after a breathtaking spot in Yosemite National Park, El Capitan was a clean-up year after 10.10.

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10.12 Sierra

More mountains.

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10.13 High Sierra

Even more mountains.

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10.14 Mojave

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No more mountains! Mojave brought a new system-wide Dark Mode, and the OS shipped with two versions of its default wallpaper to match. Users could even have macOS slowly fade between the two background images over the course of the day.

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10.15 Catalina

macOS Catalina brought big changes to the Mac, including the ability to run iPad apps natively, opening the platform up to a much larger number of developers than ever before. Catalina shipped with multiple variants of its default wallpaper, and the ability to shift between them as time progresses throughout the day:

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macOS Big Sur

This version of macOS is such a big deal, Apple changed the version number to 11.0. It will be the OS that brings support for Apple Silicon-powered Macs, and features a brand new design.

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If you are running any anti-virus, fully de-install per vendors instructions. Reboot, and try Dark Mode again.


If the above is not applicable, then reboot into Safe Boot mode, and while there, attempt to switch into Dark Mode. If successful, then something that does not load in Safe Boot mode is causing a conflict during normal boot. Reboot normally, and then attempt to switch between Light and Dark mode again. If it is now working, then something was stuck in the System caches that Safe Boot cleaned up.


Otherwise, it might be useful for you to run EtreCheck and post those results from the clipboard into the Note tool on this editor's bottom toolbar. It is the third icon from the right that looks like a document. EtreCheck will not reveal any privacy information, but save us twenty questions about what you have and what you have installed.

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